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ditchwater
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
ditchwater
(noun)
dull
(adjective)
ditchwater
/
ˈ
dɪtʃˌwɑːtɚ/
noun
ditchwater
/
ˈ
dɪtʃˌwɑːtɚ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DITCHWATER
(as) dull as ditchwater
British, informal
:
very boring
The book is
as dull as ditchwater
. [=(
US
) (
as
)
dull as dishwater
]
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